Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Announces $50 Million in New Business Relief Funding
October 11, 2020
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group (FSAG) this past week announced an initial $50 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds for the new Supplemental Employer Recovery Grant (SERG) program to provide additional relief to small businesses suffering during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Tennessee Community CARES Program awards $150 Million to Hundreds of Tennessee Non-Profits
September 9, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has announced grant assistance has been awarded to 656 non-profit organizations across the state serving Tennessee communities.
These grants are all provided through the new Tennessee Community CARES Program.

Tennessee Community CARES Program to fund a wide variety of COVID-19 pandemic needs across the state
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Lt. Governor Randy McNally, Speaker Cameron Sexton issue Joint Statement
March 16, 2020
Nashville, TN – Today, Monday, March 16th, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Lt. Governor Randy McNally and Speaker Cameron Sexton issued the following statement:
“Over the last week, we have remained in close contact with the state’s health leaders, and we have continued to carefully monitor the complex and aggressive COVID-19 (Coronavirus) virus in Tennessee.”
Governor Bill Lee announces Tennessee to provide State Employees Paid Family Leave
January 7, 2020
Tennessee Investing in Attracting, Retaining Top Talent
Nashville, TN – Today, Tuesday, January 7th, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that Tennessee will provide paid family leave for state employees.
The Governor signed an Executive Order today directing the Tennessee Department of Human Resources to issue the new policy effective March 1st.









